TERATOID tumors originating in the anterior mediastinum are well known. In our experience they constitute the commonest tumor at this site. The majority are cystic and benign. 1 Morphologically, ...

A routine chest X-ray read as a normal thymus nearly cost a six-month-old infant her life. Physicians reporting the case in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 57-year-old female nonsmoker presented with cough and left-sided chest pain. She underwent a chest radiograph ...

Malignant (immature) teratomas make up only 1 percent of mediastinal teratomas and usually are found in children and adolescents. 1 Seminomas are the most common malignant germ-cell tumor. Usually ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 65-year-old man was referred for a mediastinal mass in the right paratracheal area that was found on a routine ...

Stanford thoracic surgeons evaluate and treat a high volume and wide variety of mediastinal diseases. Since many of these lesions are benign, minimally invasive approaches, which allow for less ...

A 43-year-old man presents with an anterior mediastinal mass. The mass is surgically resected and a biopsy is performed. What is your diagnosis? A 43-year-old man presents with an anterior mediastinal ...

THE usual clinical manifestations and complications of infectious mononucleosis are well documented. 1 This report describes the rare complication of a mass in the anterior mediastinum associated with ...

A 39-year-old man is diagnosed with pure post-pubertal teratoma of the testis. What are the best steps of management? A 39-year-old man presents with chest pain and shortness of breath. CT scans are ...

Increased Temperature of Malignant Urinary Bladder Tumors In Vivo: The Application of a New Method Based on a Catheter Technique PURPOSE: To evaluate the role of postchemotherapy surgery in patients ...

PMLBCL is a subtype of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLCL), recently recognised as a clinical–pathological entity (Harris et al, 1994). It accounts for a percentage between 6 and 13% of DLCLs (Falini ...

Mediastinal lymphadenopathy is the swelling of the lymph nodes in the chest cavity. It is a symptom of various conditions and can be benign or malignant. Mediastinal lymphadenopathy is a condition ...